Reminds Luhut, LaNyalla Calls Discourse On Postponing Elections And The President For 3 Periods Triggers Public Anger

JAKARTA - The chairman of the DPD, AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti again reminded the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, not to continue the polemic of postponing the 2024 election. According to him, the polemic could trigger public anger.

"For the good of the nation and state, I remind Coordinating Minister Luhut not to continue this polemic. In addition to violating state regulations, this polemic endangers the Indonesian nation. The indications of public anger are starting to show if this continues," LaNyalla said in an electronic message received, Sunday, April 3.

LaNyalla also reminded that, based on the analysis of Big Data, the tendency of people to be happy with Jokowi's declaration for 3 periods fell from 28 percent to 23 percent.

"The support given by several village heads yesterday, so that the Joko Widodo administration can be continued for three periods, actually reduced the level of community excitement to only 23 percent from the previous 28 percent for the same issue," explained LaNyalla.

According to LaNyalla, at the same time, public sentiment is being stirred up by economic problems.

"From the Big Data monitoring of the DPD RI, the increase in the prices of basic necessities and the planned increase in the 3KG LPG increase people's feelings of fear by 10%," said LaNyalla.

He also said that there was a potential for increased public anger about Jokowi's 3-term declaration.

"Last March I reminded Luhut about the claims of 110 million social media users discussing the postponement of the 2024 election and the potential for public anger. At that time, the public angry emotion score reached 8%. Currently, the public anger score has increased to 12%," explained LaNyalla.

LaNyalla said that if the score for the potential for public anger continues to rise, it is possible that the action on the streets will expand.

"We see students starting to move down the street. This shows that the indicators used by the DPD RI are in accordance with the facts on the ground. If the plan to postpone the 2024 election continues, the level of public anger could widen," LaNyalla concluded.